the dictionary of philosophic terms, part 2

Babel. to talk incessantly, without stopping,continously, on and on, to the level of being irritating. the din and boredom of ceaseless and senseless talk, babbling.

the ancient city on the banks of the euphrates, Babylon, the biblical mamoth, whose inhabitants were ambitious and egotistic to attempt to build a tower to be able to reach God. Not much has changed in th ensuing 5000 years, we are still outdoing easch other in building towers that would (we hope) touch heaven and give us a rare mosaic glimpse og God.


Bullshitting. ditto, the art of talking nonsense and making it sound like it means something. The epidemic of the 20th century that is reaching new and exalted heights in the 21st. We are first rate bullshitters full of self importance.

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